Human Vs. Algorithm: August 11, 2022

As we conclude the 7-year-long (!) experiment that has been Get Booked, Jenn takes a moment to look back and share some numbers! MOST RECOMMENDED AUTHORS: Kate Atkinson Jade Chang Yaa Gyasi RF Kuang CL Polk Sarah McCarry Celeste Ng Check out our other podcasts at bookriot.com/listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, “That Charcuterie Chick” Olivia Carney recommends a a summer fav, a cookbook, and one from the top of her TBR. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Art of the Board by Olivia Carney Book Lovers by Emily Henry Half Baked Harvest by Tieghan Gerard Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley Find Olivia Carney on Instagram and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a full list of questions, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr. Common Goal by Rachel Reid BOOKS DISCUSSED The Black Phone by Joe Hill  Ju-On by Kei Ohishi Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction) Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence) How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse) Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, author and influencer Danielle Prescod talks about three of her recent favorite reads. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: Token Black Girl by Danielle Prescod Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski (and Burnout) Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson with Brandon Stanton Find Danielle on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, The Kiss Curse author Erin Sterling (a.k.a. Rachel Hawkins) recommends some spooky reads as we dream of Fall. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (The Ex Hex) The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen BOOKS MENTIONED: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Lana Harper (The Witches of Thistle Grove) Ann Aguirre (Fix-It Witches) Not Your Average Hot Guy and Mr and Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (June 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, human rights laywer and author Julian Aguon recommends some of the books that have helped him during the pandemic. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies by Julian Aguon Sharks In the Time of Saviors by Kawaii Strong Washburn How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit The Red Deal by the Red Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Danika continue fine-tuning Human vs. Algorithm, with recs for Stranger Things read-alikes, law school (kind of), queer Berlin, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed (rec’d by Cassie) Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston  The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, debut author Carolyn Huynh recommends three books about the lives of women, each with their own angle. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huyhn The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang The Vegetarian by Han Kang The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin Find her online at Twitter and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Handsell, You’re Invited author Amanda Jayatissa recommends three recent thrillers she could not put down. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED You’re Invited by Amanda Jayatissa Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Liao Butler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Erica dive into the first-ever Human vs. Algorithm, looking for recs for romance, comfort reads, Queen’s Gambit read-alikes, and more. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For a complete list of the questions discussed in this episode, visit our website. BOOKS DISCUSSED A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Lucky Escape by Laura Jane Williams Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (cw: mention of child abuse, assault, transphobia, and racism) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons and Vanessa Brantley-Newton Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Barbara Fisinger The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (he/him) (cw: gore, body horror, institutionalized homophobia) Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Murderbot by Martha Wells Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices